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  2. Hugs and kisses - Wikipedia

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    Nothing more is known about the origins of x and o meaning 'hugs' or 'kisses'. A 2014 article in The Washington Post that drew on interviews with scholars noted that "the Internet abounds with origin theories" yet that "there is no definitive answer to how a cross came to mean a kiss" and even that "less is known about how 'o' came to signify a ...

  3. A Sociolinguist Explains What 'XOXO' Really Means

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    The letters XOXO stand for hugs and kisses. Linguists and relationship therapists break down where the term originated, and how to use it to express love today. A Sociolinguist Explains What 'XOXO ...

  4. List of emoticons - Wikipedia

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    A simple smiley. This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons.Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art, and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art.

  5. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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    Text messaging, or simply texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile phones, tablet computers, smartwatches, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible computer.

  6. What does NSFW mean? Study reveals text abbreviations ... - AOL

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    Here’s a roundup of the texting abbreviations that confused Floridians the most in this study and a list of what some popular TikTok slang words mean.

  7. Huh? What Does 'IB' Mean on Social Media? - AOL

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    Social media has brought legions of new words and phrases into our everyday vernacular. Whether they originate online or via text messages, social platforms give life to these sayings. Phrases ...

  8. SMS language - Wikipedia

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    SMS language displayed on a mobile phone screen. Short Message Service language, textism, or textese [a] is the abbreviated language and slang commonly used in the late 1990s and early 2000s with mobile phone text messaging, and occasionally through Internet-based communication such as email and instant messaging.

  9. Huh? What Does 'Sus' Mean in a Text? - AOL

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    Many folks have made the mistake of thinking that "sus" means "cute." The popular Gen Z slang term does not mean "cute." Rather, "sus" is commonly used to describe a person or situation someone ...